With all the different types of microphones out there, which one to use, and for what? This session covers the various types of microphones that are out there and which ones are best to use for theater, and more. Powered, unpowered, cardioid, dynamic, polar patterns and more are discussed during the session.

FOH is control central and the FOH console can have dozens, even hundreds of knobs, sliders, and/or settings. What do they all do? With digital consoles, hundreds of controls and settings are integrated into the console itself. Our console session covers many aspects of what consoles can do.

Discussed already during our day has been delivering sound from our performers to the audience. This session covers how to play back sound effects to enhance your productions. Whether it's rain, thunder, (lightning itself doesn't actually have a sound) car horns, doorbells, etc. this session covers hardware and software solutions in delivering those sounds.

How many wireless mics do you use in your theater? How do we keep them from interfering with each other? Besides the basic management of frequencies, the upcoming spectrum auction will change our use of wireless microphones forever. The question is, will it be “the sky is falling!”, or, “we can do this!” A brief overview of a very complex change and what it means for theater production.

Properly prepared production paperwork positions people for profit, popularity and prosperity. In other words, the more complete your paperwork the better prepared you will be to mount your production, save your producer money, and have all the answers. Which in turns leads to your popularity and prosperity.